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Hand and Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient: Options, Considerations, and Technical Tricks, An Issue of Hand Clinics. The Clinics: Orthopedics Volume 42-2

  • Book

  • March 2026
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 6252324
In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editors Drs. Nina Suh and Kevin C. Chung bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Hand and Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient: Options, Considerations, and Technical Tricks. Wrist arthritis in young patients is one of the most challenging and controversial pathologies in the field of hand surgery, particularly in patients with high-demand recreational and professional activities. In this issue, top experts review treatment considerations in these young, high-demand patients, including the critical preoperative decision of which joints are spared.- Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including wrist anatomy; wrist biomechanics and carpal theories; wrist denervation: total vs. partial; radial styloidectomy: open vs. arthroscopic; four corner/three corner fusions: open vs. arthroscopic; proximal row carpectomy: open vs. arthroscopic; hemiarthroplasty; total wrist arthroplasty; and more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on hand and wrist arthritis in the young patient, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews

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Table of Contents

Wrist Anatomy: Open and Arthroscopic Surgical Approaches
How the Wrist Moves: Wrist Biomechanics and Carpal Theories
Etiologies of Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient
Wrist Denervation: Total vs Partial
Radial Styloidectomy: Open Versus Arthroscopic
Current Trends in 4-Corner and 3-Corner Fusions: Comparing Open and Arthroscopic Approaches
Atypical Fusions Radioscapholunate/Lunotriquetral: Open vs Arthroscopic
Proximal Row Carpectomy: Open Versus Arthroscopy
Wrist Hemiarthroplasty
Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Total Wrist Arthrodesis: Open Versus Arthroscopic
Arthroscopic Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis

Authors

Nina Suh Associate Professor, Clinical Director Biomechanics and BioSkills Laboratories, Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University, USA. Kevin C. Chung William C. Grabb Distinguished University Professor of Surgery, Charles B. G. de Nancrede Professor of Surgery, Chief of Hand Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Associate, Director of Global REACH, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.